I'm struggling with categories since what I plan to enter should all be under "Specialty" but were intended as variations of traditional styles.
Herbal Wheat
Spicy Oktoberfest
Rye Pale Ale (not Roggenbier)
Ah well, I never did like guidelines.
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Toronto Beer Week Homebrew Contest
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markaberrant
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I really don't have much of anything decent to enter, but I just might have to send something. I will root through my cellar this weekend!Bobsy wrote:So, we're just wrapping up prizing. We want to get final confirmation on everything before we announce the details, but holy shit we've had a phenomenal response from the brewing community, and there can't be many better prize lineups for a homebrew contest! Expect an announcement next week.
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markaberrant
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Announcement on prizing to come in the next few days, but here's a teaser...
The grand prize winner will need a passport.
Multiple breweries will be making category winners.
My realisation:
1) I wish I was a better homebrewer
2) I wish I was not affilaited and could take part.
I really do know of no other contest that has prizing this good, and I've spent some time looking.
The grand prize winner will need a passport.
Multiple breweries will be making category winners.
My realisation:
1) I wish I was a better homebrewer
2) I wish I was not affilaited and could take part.
I really do know of no other contest that has prizing this good, and I've spent some time looking.
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bufordsbest
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hot damn i'd have to agree. i'm not sure where i'm going to put it all but i'll be brewing like a mofo the next few weeks.Bobsy wrote:Announcement on prizing to come in the next few days, but here's a teaser...
The grand prize winner will need a passport.
Multiple breweries will be making category winners.
My realisation:
1) I wish I was a better homebrewer
2) I wish I was not affilaited and could take part.
I really do know of no other contest that has prizing this good, and I've spent some time looking.
Here's the skinny for folks who don't read the homepage...
Toronto Beer Week’s Home Brew Contest is truly extraordinary and unconventional in terms of the relaxed rules that we apply to encourage entries, how we judge the beers and for the prize lineup that we will be offering to winning brewers this year– thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, participating craft breweries and key industry suppliers. Although some details are still being finalized, and the prize categories will ultimately be tailored to respond to the categories of beers that do well in the first round of judging, here’s what we can tell you:
•Spearhead Brewing Company, as Official Sponsor of the TBW Home Brew Contest is offering a “best of show” prize to the brewer who has submitted a beer that is, in the opinion of the judges, truly exceptional.
The prize that Spearhead is offering consists of an opportunity to be special VIP guests of Spearhead Brewing Company at the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego, including CBC registration, transportation and hotel accommodation. The winning brewer will also be offered an opportunity to be Spearhead’s guest at their brewing site during a brew day.
• The Amsterdam Brewing Company, brewer of last year’s best of show, Teichert Smoked Porter, is again offering to brew and release one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer.
• Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company is joining the contest this year and is offering to brew an organic version of one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer at their brewery in Vankleek Hill, and release the beer.
• The Granite Brewery released the winning Beer from the Southern Ontario Brewers “Plan it at the Granite” Contest during last year’s Toronto Beer Week. This year the Granite will be offering to brew one of the winning ale categories with the winning brewer. The brewer will have the opportunity to join Ron Keefe during the brew session as “Brewer for the Day” .
• Great Lakes Brewery is offering the opportunity to brew one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer their pilot system. Great Lakes will release the winning beer as part of their illustrious Project “X” series.
• We are also planning to offer additional prizes from participating breweries, such as gift certificates, gift packs, swag, goodies from Bob Latimer at Beer Wine and Filter, gift certificates from Randy at Canadian Homebrew Supplies in Brampton, offerings from Taps Magazine, and other prizes that we will offer at random to brewers of high placing beers! Just one caveat though: Aside from Spearhead’s Best of Show Prize trip to the Craft Brewers Conference, transportation and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending a participating brewery for a guest brew day are the responsibility of the winning brewer.
We don’t know of any other Home Brew Contests that can match TBW’s Home Brew Contest awesome prize lineup that will be available to the winning brewers. So brewers, fire up your kettles and give us your best!
The Home Brew Contest rules and entry forms are available by visiting: http://torontobeerweek.com/tbw-homebrew-competition/
The deadline for receipt of entries is Friday September 9th at 9pm!
Toronto Beer Week’s Home Brew Contest is truly extraordinary and unconventional in terms of the relaxed rules that we apply to encourage entries, how we judge the beers and for the prize lineup that we will be offering to winning brewers this year– thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, participating craft breweries and key industry suppliers. Although some details are still being finalized, and the prize categories will ultimately be tailored to respond to the categories of beers that do well in the first round of judging, here’s what we can tell you:
•Spearhead Brewing Company, as Official Sponsor of the TBW Home Brew Contest is offering a “best of show” prize to the brewer who has submitted a beer that is, in the opinion of the judges, truly exceptional.
The prize that Spearhead is offering consists of an opportunity to be special VIP guests of Spearhead Brewing Company at the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego, including CBC registration, transportation and hotel accommodation. The winning brewer will also be offered an opportunity to be Spearhead’s guest at their brewing site during a brew day.
• The Amsterdam Brewing Company, brewer of last year’s best of show, Teichert Smoked Porter, is again offering to brew and release one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer.
• Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company is joining the contest this year and is offering to brew an organic version of one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer at their brewery in Vankleek Hill, and release the beer.
• The Granite Brewery released the winning Beer from the Southern Ontario Brewers “Plan it at the Granite” Contest during last year’s Toronto Beer Week. This year the Granite will be offering to brew one of the winning ale categories with the winning brewer. The brewer will have the opportunity to join Ron Keefe during the brew session as “Brewer for the Day” .
• Great Lakes Brewery is offering the opportunity to brew one of the winning beer categories with the winning brewer their pilot system. Great Lakes will release the winning beer as part of their illustrious Project “X” series.
• We are also planning to offer additional prizes from participating breweries, such as gift certificates, gift packs, swag, goodies from Bob Latimer at Beer Wine and Filter, gift certificates from Randy at Canadian Homebrew Supplies in Brampton, offerings from Taps Magazine, and other prizes that we will offer at random to brewers of high placing beers! Just one caveat though: Aside from Spearhead’s Best of Show Prize trip to the Craft Brewers Conference, transportation and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending a participating brewery for a guest brew day are the responsibility of the winning brewer.
We don’t know of any other Home Brew Contests that can match TBW’s Home Brew Contest awesome prize lineup that will be available to the winning brewers. So brewers, fire up your kettles and give us your best!
The Home Brew Contest rules and entry forms are available by visiting: http://torontobeerweek.com/tbw-homebrew-competition/
The deadline for receipt of entries is Friday September 9th at 9pm!
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Peter Collins
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Yeah, AMAZING prizes!!
Sadly, I only have one beer to enter... maybe two.
Sadly, I only have one beer to enter... maybe two.
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Hamilton Brian
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Hamilton Brian
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